1650s
15.7 × 13.8 cm (6 3/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. J.F. Tuffin (Lugt 2408b), probably sold [through his sale, Sotheby's, London, March 1-6, 1821, lot 39]. Herman de Kat, sold [Rotterdam, March 4, 1867, lot 61]. Neville D. Goldsmid, The Hague (Lugt 1962), sold [through his sale, Paris, April 24, 1876, lot 28]. Dr. Nicolaas Beets, Amsterdam, by 1938 [1]. H.L. Larsen, by descent; to his widow, Suzanne Larsen-Menzel, Wassenaar, later Mrs. Frank E. Brower, Beverly Hills, CA, sold [through her sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, November 6, 1947, lot 2]. Eric H.L. Sexton, Rockport, Maine, by descent; to his heirs. [Christie's, New York, January 24, 2001, lot 170]. [Bob Haboldt, Paris], sold; to George Abrams, 2002, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023 [1] Beets is listed as the owner in Von Moltke, 1938-39.
Brown ink over graphite on parchment
17th centuryDutchparchment
17th centuryDutchWatercolor, black chalk, and a modified gum arabic on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk and white opaque watercolor on blue paper, faded to light brown
17th centuryDutchOpaque and transparent watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink
17th centuryDutchOpaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on parchment, mounted down
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and gray wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, mounted on antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and gray wash on antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash and red chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in gray or black ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and oiled brown chalk(?) on parchment
17th centuryDutch